If I institute a pet fee and/or small increase in rent, what is that for? 

VA Pamphlet 26-7, Revised, states that “if a property is to be owned by two or more eligible veterans, it may consist of four family units and one business unit, plus one additional unit for each veteran participating in the ownership.”"

Not all lending institutions are the same.

I've never paid these local folks because help was offered as a part of building a relatoinship by my participation in the REIA. 

Idaho is an extremely Landlord-friendly state with instituted in Idaho law, that eviction proceedings must appear before an Idaho judge, immediately proceeding after the 30 day waiting time is over.

you are thinking of the new ACT 60. its not as easy as it sounds, but it can be done. check out all the rules and up front costs associated with it.after a bit of research we determined rental income does not qualify under the ACTs, so we decided not to participate and just pay the income tax. capital gains is different, after the 15k up front cost, you need to determine how much you need to make to offset the initial 15k to the government. 

That said, I have found the case managers are helpful in resolving tenant issues / addressing concerns.The tenants who participate in the program need to be screened just like any other tenant and you should expect all the normal tenant related issues. 

I don't want to be a passive investor but an active and full time participant. 

I would be interested in participating in something like that. 

I was recently invited to participate in a syndication deal for a very large commercial project.